Reenforced car end



I. McMULLEN. REEN FORCED CAR END. APPLICATION FILED IIIAII. I0, I920.

v Patented Apr. 11, 1922. 9

- w I h E 6 W m? g M a. J 2; m in: M 0 i a" n J E J 1 E r U T E JOHN MGMULLEN, or nnr rat nnw zoamnssienon 'ro CHICAGO-CLEVELAND can .noorme COMPANE OFgCHICAGO, rumors, a-coaroaa'rroizr or ILLINOIS.

To all whom 'itfmay concern:

Be it known that/=1,JOHNlVIOll/IULLEN, a citizen of the United States, residing in Buffalo, in thecounty of Erie-and State of and to apply the reenforcem'ent in such manner that it will not obstruct any part of the interior ofthe car body; A further" object is toprovide a reenforcement which is of a unitary character and may beappliedat the time of-making repairs to'car bodies already constructed. .A further object of the inventionis tofconnect the reenforcing frame with theexterior metal members of the car endso as 'to join them 1 directly with the side plates 'oftheroof frame atpoints on said side plates which are ata c011sider- 'able'distance from the-end ofthe car.

With such objects in'view, as well as other advantages which may 1 be incident'to the use of the improvements, the invention con sists in the parts and combinations thereof accompanying drawing'smeans for carrying the same into practical effect, without limit hereinafter set forth and claimed, with the understanding that the several necessary elements constituting the same may be varied in proportions and arrangement without departing fromthe nature and scope of the invention; f' In order ,to' make the. invention, more clearly understood 'there'are-shown in the Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view on line IIIIII of Fig. 1. s

Fig. 4: is a vertical sectional view on-line IV'--IV of Fig. 1.

Fi 5 is a vertical sectional view online v-f of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates the side plates and 2 the end plate of the manner by bolts 6.

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V Specifieationof Letters Patent. f-Paflented Aprgii, 1922, Application filed March 16,1920. Serial no. 364,661,

the end sheathing. V i

iExterior to the endsheathing are" arranged Scar roof frame,*3 the side sheathingand 4 verticalZ-bars 5 secured to the car body frame and to the end sheathing in a known The reenforcing end' frame 'doesor may comprise the following structural elements or their equivalents: 7 indicates a transverse steel bar or supplemental end plate arranged in the roofframe near the end plate 2 and having secured to its ends gusset plates 8 which brace against the} inner faces hf the side plates and aid inmaintaining the angular shape of] the car against torsional strains mliorizontal planes. The bar 7 is preferably of channel or-L-shape'in cross section having its vvertical web jor flan'ge '9 ;.depend1ngagalnstthe inner lface'of the end plate 2'.

The usual endfia'ine ofthje ca'rthus held-' in shape and stiffened by the-'bracing ele-Y V merits? andS, isconnected ,withl'the two side V fram'es 'at pointsremote fromthe end frame I 18 by diagonal tie members =10." These members are shown as strong round rods which p'assthrough the flanges 9, endplate 2, end; j sheathing l and Z-barsh." At their-other ends z'said rods pass-through the angle bracket plates ll which are' securely bolted ends :of the rods -10 are screw-threaded and fittedi itnnuts-.13 which canbe drawn tightly lagainst the outer faces of thefZ-bzirs and against thebracket platesgll to givethe- "proper shape to the end :of

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. ThesteelFframe above"describedis s5, 7 to the inner facesof the sideplat'es; 'The 1 the car fbody and ple'mentahtdthe "usual" carR'frame and is arranged out of the 'waynear the roof-pf the car. It is securely anchored to theentire car'end by means-of the Z-bars 5,1end

bar 7 andbrace members 8, and is also strongly anchored to the side plates of the 5 car frame at points remote from the end of the car.

Said shaping and stiffening frame usually be applied to car bodiesafter they have been constructed or when they are being repaired.

The gusset plates are formed with ver- Lid tical flanges 14 by which they are bolted to the side plates of the car frame, and with horizontal flanges 15 which extend inwardly along the end portions of the supplemental end plate 7 to which they are securely riveted or bolted (Fig. 1).

The bracket plates 11 are formed with vertical-flanges 16 by which they are bolted firmly to the inner faces of the side plates of the car frame, and with vertical flanges 17 which are located at right angles to the tie members 10 and are perforated for the passage of said tie members, so that the nuts 18, when in place, bear against the outer sides of said flanges 17 (Fig. 3).

What is claimed is 1. The combination, with a car end frame,

of a supplemental steel frame comprising an end bar extending for substantially the width of the car and diagonal members which are separate from and engage said end bar and extend across the angles in which gusset plates are located, said steel frame being arranged horizontally and in engagement with the upper parts of the side and end frames of the car and connected therewith, and comprising .said gusset plates which are separate from said end bar and are connected with the same and with the side plates of the car frame. 2. The combination, with a car end frame having exterior metal bars, and side plates of'the car frame, of a supplemental steel frame comprising a supplemental end plate arranged at the inner side of the car end plate and attached thereto and extending from side plate to side plate, gusset plates having vertical flanges attached to the inner faces of the side plates and having horizontal flanges which extend along the end portions of the supplemental end plate and are attached thereto, and diagonal tie members connected with the side plates at a distance from the end of. the car and connected with the supplementalend plate and with the car end plate. I

3. The combination, with a car end frame having exterior metal bars having apertured flanges, and side-frames, of a supplemental steel frame comprising diagonal tie members arranged horizontally and connected with the upper parts of said side and end frames and bent to form longitudinal ends which pass through the flange apertures to the outer side of said exterior metal bars.

1. The combination, with a car end frame having exterior metal bars, and side frames, of a supplemental steel frame comprising a supplemental end plate extending for sub stantially the Width of the car and diagonal members, and arranged horizontally and in engagement with the upper parts of said side and end frames and connected therewith and With said exterior bars, the ends of said diagonal members being extended through and to the outer side of said supplemental end plate and attached thereto.

5. The combination, with a car end frame having exterior vertical Z-bars, and side frames, of a supplemental steel frame comprising a supplemental end plate extending for substantially the width of the car and diagonal members, and arranged horizontally and in engagement with the upper parts of said side and end frames and connected therewith and with said Z-b'ars, and bracket plates arranged at an angle to and separate from said diagonal members and formed with vertical flanges attached to the inner tie members which pass through the car end 7 plate and are secured at their ends to the end plate near the roof of the car and are secured at their other ends to-the side plates at points remote from the car end.

7. In a our end frame, in combination, side plates, an end plate, vertical Z-bars secured on the exterior of the 'car end, a supplemental end plate having separate gusset plates whereby it is braced against the side plates, and diagonal tie members which are secured attheir ends directly to said Z-bars near the roof of the car and are secured at their other ends to the side plates at. points remote from the car end, whereby stresses are transmitted by said gusset plates and tiemembers from the car end to the side plates at their ends and at points remote from their ends.

JOHN MGMULLEN. 

